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MIT study explains why laws are written in an incomprehensible style: The convoluted “legalese” used in legal documents helps lawyers convey a special sense of authority, the so-called “magic spel... (news.mit.edu)
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Original Title: MIT study explains why laws are written in an incomprehensible style: The convoluted “legalese” used in legal documents helps lawyers convey a special sense of authority, the so-called “magic spell hypothesis.” The study found that even non-lawyers use this type of language when asked to write laws.

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